Alexander Krieger - Alpecin-Deceuninck (Canyon)
After Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España (both 2020), the German Alexander Krieger is celebrating his debut at the Tour de France this year. Born in Stuttgart, he is with Alpecin-Deceuninck primarily intended as a starter for sprint specialist Jasper Philipsen.
Info about Alexander Krieger
- Age: 30 years
- Team: Alpecin-Deceuninck
- Wheel: Canyon Aeroad CFR, Canyon Ultimate
- Greatest successes: 2nd place Paris-Chauny (2020), 5th overall in the Tour de Luxembourg (2018)
- Tour participations: Tour debut
The racing bikes of Alexander Krieger
Krieger is on the road with the Canyon Aeroad CFRwhich the Koblenz team updated in May. He could rely on the new Ultimate for the mountain stages, that at the kick-off in Denmark at the Team Movistar could already be seen.
Lennard Kämna, Maximilian Schachmann, Nils Politt - Bora-Hansgrohe (Specialised)
The German team Bora-hansgrohe will have the most riders from Germany at the Tour de France 2022. In addition to Nils Politt and Lennard Kämna, both freshly decorated with the German championship title, Maximilian Schachmann has cured his corona illness in time and made it into the eight-man squad of the Raubling racing team.
Info about Nils Politt
- Age: 28
- Team: Bora-Hansgrohe
- Wheel: Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7, Specialized Roubaix
- Greatest successes: 1 stage win Tour de France (2021), overall winner Tour of Germany (2021), 2nd place Paris-Roubaix (2019)
- Tour participations: 6. participation
Info about Lennard Kämna
- Age: 25
- Team: Bora-Hansgrohe
- Wheel: Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7, Specialized Roubaix
- Greatest successes: 1 Tour de France stage win (2020), 1 Giro d'Italia stage win (2022)
- Tour participations: 3. participation
Info about Maximilian Schachmann
- Age: 28
- Team: Bora-Hansgrohe
- Wheel: Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7, Specialized Roubaix
- Greatest successes: 2x overall classification Paris-Nice (2020, 2021), 1 stage win Giro d'Italia (2018), 3 stage wins Tour of the Basque Country (2019), 3rd place Liège-Bastogne-Liège (2019)
- Tour participations: 3. participation
The racing bikes of Nils Politt, Lennard Kämna & Maximilian Schachmann
The German trio's main workhorse at the Tour de France is the S-Works Tarmac SL7 from Specialized. The Specialized Roubaix is likely to be used on stage five, which leads over the notorious cobblestones of northern France.
Maximilian Walscheid, Simon Geschke - Cofidis (De Rosa)
In the French team Cofidis Simon Geschke has had German support from Maximilian Walscheid since this season - both are competing for Cofidis in the Tour de France. The 1.99 metre tall sprint giant Walscheid only returned to the peloton in May after a serious crash.
Info about Max Walscheid
- Age: 29
- Team: Cofidis
- Wheel: De Rosa SK Pininfarina, De Rosa Merak
- Greatest successes: Winner of the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro (2018), winner of the Grand Prix de Denain - Porte du Hainaut (2022)
- Tour participations: 3. participation
Info about Simon Geschke
- Age: 36
- Team: Cofidis
- Wheel: De Rosa SK Pininfarina, De Rosa Merak
- Greatest successes: 1 stage win Tour de France (2015), winner GP Canton Aargau (2014)
- Tour participations: 10. participation
The racing bikes of Simon Geschke & Max Walscheid
Walscheid relies almost exclusively on the aero-optimised SK Pininfarina racing bike from De Rosa. "With my height and weight, the 500 grams less don't make sense," he says of the lightweight Merak model, which is designed to get his team-mates over the mountains.
Jonas Rutsch - EF Education Easypost (Cannondale)
If there was an award for the most eye-catching racing bike at the Tour de France, it would go to EF Education Easypost will be about the German professional Jonas Rutsch.
Info about Jonas Rutsch
- Age: 24
- Team: EF Education EasyPost
- Wheel: Cannondale SuperSix Evo, Cannondale SystemSix
- Greatest successes: 11th place Paris-Roubaix (2021)
- Tour participations: 2. participation
The racing bikes of Jonas Rutsch
Thanks to a cooperation with Rapha and Palace Skateboards, the Cannondale SuperSix Evo (lightweight construction), SystemSix (aero) and SuperSlice (time trial) from Team EF Education EasyPost are painted in neon colours this year.
Georg Zimmermann - Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert (Cube)
For the second time in a row, Georg Zimmermann is part of the Tour de France squad of Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert.
Info about Georg Zimmermann
- Age: 24
- Team: Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert
- Wheel: Cube Litening C:68X
- Greatest successes: 5th place overall in the Tour of Germany (2021), 1 stage win in the Tour de l'Ain (2021)
- Tour participations: 2. participation
The racing bike of Georg Zimmermann
The German's team will be racing on bikes from Cube in the Upper Palatinate. In addition to the Cube Litening C:68X (Aero), Zimmermann & Co. will also be riding a lightweight model that has not yet been officially unveiled.
John Degenkolb - Team DSM (Scott)
After John Degenkolb was replaced last year by Lotto Soudal was not nominated for the Tour de France, he returns this year with the Team DSM back.
Info on John Degenkolb
- Age: 33
- Team: DSM
- Wheel: Scott Foil RC
- Greatest successes: Paris-Roubaix winner (2015), Milan-Sanremo winner (2015), 1 Tour de France stage win (2018), 10 Vuelta a Espana stage wins (2012, 2014, 2015), Vuelta a Espana points classification winner (2014), 1 Giro d'Italia stage win (2013), Ghent-Wevelgem winner (2014), Paris-Tours winner (2013), Vattenfall Cyclassics winner (2013)
- Tour participations: 8. participation
John Degenkolb's racing bike
The German is riding a brand new racing bike. Two days before the Grand Depart in Copenhagen, Scott presented the new Foil RC.
Jens Klötzer
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